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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Hawaii: The Big Five', 1.
  • Essays 'Hawaii: The Big Five', 2.
  • Essays 'Hawaii: The Big Five', 3.
  • Essays 'Hawaii: The Big Five', 4.
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Prologue of History
Until statehood, Hawaii was ruled economically by a consortium of corporations known as the 'Big Five': C. Brewer and Co., sugar, ranching, and chemicals, founded in 1826; Theo. H. Davies & Co., sugar, investments, insurance, and transportation, founded in 1845; Amfac Inc. (originally H. Hackfield Inc.-a German firm that changed its name and ownership during the anti-German sentiment of WW I to American Factors), sugar, insurance, and land development, founded in 1849; Castle and Cooke Inc., (Dole) pineapple, food packing, and land development, founded 1851; an…

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